Though, I agree that some films shouldn't be remade. But, if you didn't care for it the first time, what's not to say you wouldn't like the remake? Take Judge Dredd for instance. The remake (or addition?) was much better.

Hmmm looks interesting. I will definitely check it out. I am a big fan of the series. Mad Max, Road Warrior, and Beyond Thunderdome. The Max character is pretty bad ass. The Humungus is one of my fav bad guys of all time.

taz291819 wrote:Road Warrior was the first film, the Mad Max films came after.

Though, I agree that some films shouldn't be remade. But, if you didn't care for it the first time, what's not to say you wouldn't like the remake? Take Judge Dredd for instance. The remake (or addition?) was much better.

The first popular one in the states was the second one - The Road Warrior. So people always get them mixed up. I know I did. I saw Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior first and then saw Mad Max second. It made so much more sense when I saw the first one and finally figured out what he was so pissed about. But this was when I was like 12 or 13 years old, so I may be a bit mixed up.

The Road Warrior is where he is out in the desert and they are fighting over gasoline. I think in the first one he was a cop and you see why he gets into the situation he is in out in the Outback in the second film. To many non-junkies of the series, they didn't know there was one made before the Road Warrior, because I believe it was the only one to get wide theatrical release here and was an early hit on video once tapes started becoming all the rage. Then of course everybody saw Thunderdome, because it actually had a budget.

I for one loved the Road Warrior. It seems like Tom Hardy is the "it" guy right now and they are squeezing him in a lot of movies. At least he's not Dane Cook though, and actually has some talent. For those of you who chuckled at that, then I assume you understand the way hollywood works and how they start attaching a guy's name to every project. Sort of like Seth Rogen about 2 years ago. It became nauseating. Same with Ben Stiller for a streak of about 5 years there. I love Ben Stiller. Was a big fan of his since he was a teenager doing standup, but it was like they were throwing every script at him and he was saying, "Why not?"

The only Tom Hardy movie I've seen is Lawless, which I really liked, I think he'll make a great Max. I really don't mind remakes (I know this is a "sequel.") I mean every movie these days is rehashed from something done years ago anyway, might as well cut the shit and just tell us what movie they stole the idea from right out of the gate. Plus I've kind of always liked seeing old movies from my youth (or my parents youth) redone with new ideas and updated quality.

Also, Batman was broke already. Heath Ledger fixed it, and then it broke again when he died.

Here's a lil bit o production shots from filming, highlighting some of the vehicles built. It took about two years to begin filming, because they had to fabricate the cars. This is why the movie will rule, George Miller isn't going to go the CGI/effect route.

Another comment. I hope this sucker is a hard "R" rating. Not a Prometheus "we'll change it to an 'R' for marketing but it's actually PG-13". I want a dystopic, nasty, violent Max moviel.

pehawk wrote:Here's a lil bit o production shots from filming, highlighting some of the vehicles built. It took about two years to begin filming, because they had to fabricate the cars. This is why the movie will rule, George Miller isn't going to go the CGI/effect route.

I know it's not a popcorn, summer blockbuster so its hard for you to relate. Isn't there a thread about the new Total Recall or something you can post in? I still dont know HOW you can be a Colin Farrell fan and have never seen In Bruges.